Payload CMS vs. Contentful
A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.
| Metric | Payload CMS | Contentful |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Review count | 59 | 399 |
| Ease of use | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| Ease of setup | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| Quality of support | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| Meets requirements | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| NPS | 93.220339 | 48.157895 |
| Small Business | 86.2% | 31.5% |
| Mid-Market | 13.8% | 35.8% |
| Enterprise | 0.0% | 32.7% |
| Total page views | 1,202 | 1,610 |
| Total LLM citations | 18,909 | 22,480 |
Payload CMS
Payload is a free and open-source Headless CMS built with React and TypeScript. It's the happy medium between application framework and CMS, boosting your development process, while staying out of your way as your apps get more complex.
- Ease of Use
- Community Support
- Easy Integration
- Integrations
- Documentation
- User Interface
Contentful
Contentful is a digital experience platform (DXP) designed for marketers, developers, and digital teams who need to build, personalize, and deliver impactful experiences across every channel—quickly and at scale. By combining its headless CMS with native, contextual AI, Contentful enables rapid creation, seamless management, and consistent omnichannel delivery of on-brand, data-driven content.
- Ease of Use
- Content Management
- Features
- Easy Creation
- Ease of Creation
- Integrations